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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
tcymiIiOn as seen by Il ucsin-
laiHeer.

Mr.. r. A. Pomeroy, Of Idaho.
paid Ahbcvillc a visit last week, and
explored our parish partially with
a view to learning its capabilities
for agriculture and trade. Mr..
Pomerov is q mining expert and
engineer, from the Rocky Mountain
region, ana is spending his vacation
in locking up Southwestern Louis.
lana, which portion Of the guilt coast
is attracting no little attention at
the Northwest. He informs Us that
that portion of the West, from
Denver westwardly, is anxious to
secure g seaport communication
much shorter thar the one they now
have. and showed, from the map of
the United States, that Denver is
about the same distance from Yer
million bay as from Chicago, and
that if high land could lie procured
on this ba, suitable fer a town and
having a good haroor, the railroad
companies would SOC have q rail
road from some point in the North.
west to it. He was very eavorably
impressed with the natural advan'
tages of our parish, and thought we
would have a prosperous town as
soon as the parish settles up. TIE
Northwest, he Gays, is generally
prosperous and times good. Mr.
Pomeroy seemed to be certain tha'
our parish, with its fine climate and
soil, with its fish and other resources
can not remain in ,obscurity muct
longer.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
STATE OF LOUISIAN Al \
PARISH OF VERMILION.
18th Jiuicial District Court.
Succession of Jacob Cole. Sur.

No. IS.
10y virtue of an order of S: tie granted by
the Honorable 25th Ju dicial District
Court, in and for the parish: of Vermiim
and State Of louisiana, in the matters Of
the aboye entitled and nu mberel estate,
the undersigned will on
Wednesday, SeptcInl c q, 1ss7.
and from day to day th greater, sell at.
public auction. to the ]: ist and highest
bidder at the late residen &C Of Jacob Cole,
ssnr.. deceased on Multi cry Island, in
Fermilion parish, all he property real
and personal belonging 10 the slccesslAt
of said Jacob Cole, Snr., : deceased consist
ing of seven hundred J lead tmore or lessD
of horned cattle, a few mead of horses, %
dwelling house, housed lold furniture, u
lot Of fencing, aud the f. GLOWING described
tracts Of landssituated II said parish:
All ut fractional sect on twenty-Onc, III
township II, south of fange one cast, COLI
tanning Fifty 20I1W &C res, more or less.
All OF fractional sec jion twenty-five, IN
township seventeen, south OF range one
east. containing II hundred and seventy
eIght 26Il05 acres mo 70 or less.
Lots one, two, thu ee and four of frac-
tlonai section tweI! ty-three, in township
seventeen, south of range one east, con.
tanning one hundre d and tfty-fonr SllW
acres more or less.
Fifteen acres Of She above lands, soldby
deceased to Lucy Cole, being reserved.
Terms Of Sne Cash. 8,
The counter-bra nding of the cattle VIII
be done at the ext,ense of tho suecessioh,
if purchasers so d esire. 80
Ample accommodations will be made for
| feeding and ,odf ing all purchasers VINO
may attend the sale.
Boats viii he in readiness at Abbeyiile.
for transportation of persons desiring 70
| attend the sale.
DENAIsE CoLE, and
Joseph Col e. Admr's
Sue. of Jat 90 Cole. SUI.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
4 Substitute Needed,

1t is an updoubted fact, says the
New. York Observer, that ne instru-
ment invented by man, not express
" designed as a man-dcstroyer, has
actually crippled and slain more
me- than the c%ar.couplcr. Accidents
to railroad employees from this
cause arc the most common OF DC
currenccs. Ii il estimated that III
the United States alone 40 brake
mcn are killed every year while
coupling cars, and Thousands are
brui~ca, malne2, or seriously ~
iurcd. i'hc question Of snb3tltut-
ing a safety compiler has often been
discussed, and numerous ~iuvcntions
to secure safety, OF more or Jess
value have been proposed for adop'
ton, but nothing practical has as
vet resulted. The trouble has been
to find a safety coupler applicable to
all kinds of cars, and one that could
be recommended for universal use.
1t Is gratifying to learn that an
Investigation by u committee yep
rcscntIng 5000 mics o. road is
now on foot, with the ehjcct OF find
ing . system Of safeguarding thai
may he generally adopted. When
the car stove and the CID fashioned
link and pln coupling are ruled out
of existence. the dangers d rail
foading will bo reduced by a large
degree.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

The second annual Agricultural
and Mechanical Fair of North Louis
lana, will commence ON Tuesday,
November Sth, aud continue for four
consecutive days thereafter. 1t is
certainly a grand enterprise which
thc list of premiums plainly show,
and promises to he a grand success.
All who can should witness this
Fair, as nothing will be left undonc
70 make it the grandcst affair that
has ever taken place in that section
of country, and there will be one
week of solid amusement to all who
attend.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

The London Times announces
that photography in colors is now
an accomplished fact; that after
three years OF study, experiment and
chemical research, a Mr.. Mayal, Of
New Bond street, has produced
several colorcd Photographic por-
traits without the aid Of hand-work
or brush, which possess the brillian.
cy and delicacy of highly finished
miniatures in oil.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
China TO Have Stamped Coinage

China will shortly have a stamped
coinage for the first time in history,
the Messrs. Heaton, of Birmingham,
having concluded a contract after
p%rotracted negotiations, for furnish
ing coin presses end all the ap-
paratus Of mint, which will set up
in China within a year. Hitherto
the coins in circulation have been
small brass tokens, roughly cast
in sand about the size of a half
penny aud perforated with a square
hole by which they arc strung to-
gcthcr. They are of intiuteslmal
value, being equal to ono tbousandth
OF a dollar or five sliillins8 English.
The currency of higher value is OF
silver in the form OF balls and bars,
the value of which is calculated bv
weight. There is also some paper
currency, and Mexican dollars have
circulated freely. The new machine
viii! turn out the dollar and three
lesser coins in silver, equal to /
1000 part of a dollar. The presses
will turn out 100000 per day Of
the value of 1882 The brass
coins will retain the square hole,
which has prevailed from time i'm
memorial, this being a point which
Chinese conservatives could not
forcgo.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

The New Orleans Chronicle as,
serts that "the defeated Prohibitions
lists of Texas are looking all around
for the cause of their failure, when
it is as plain to be seen as the nose
on a mau's face. 1t is that the PEG
pic Of the Lone Star State love whis'
XIV and won't DO without it."
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

Laodicc Fontclieu, a former resi-
dent Of Ahbcville, was stricken with
apopIcxy while at the races in New
Iberia last Saturday, and died that
night. He was a brother Of Judge
Theodore Fontclicu and Paullm Fon-
%7elicu, formerly representative from
This parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

The details of the Presidents trip
TO Atlanta have been arranged. The
special train will leave Washington
on Sunday night, 10th October, and
will reach Atlanta Monday night.
The President will spend Tuesday
aud Wednesday in Atlanta. He
will be escorted through Virginia
by Governor Lee and his staff,
through North Carolina by Govern
or Scales aud his staff. and through
South Carolina by Governor Rich
ardson and his staff, all Of. whom
will 20 with him to Atlanta. Al
the Georgia line he will be met by
Governor Gordon and staff. Al
Atlanta he will be met by the Gov
errors and United States Senator:
of the various Southern States. i
is expected that he will spend Tues
day looking at the exposition, ant
on Wednesday will hold a public
reception and make a short az
dress.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
FOR SALE.
FINE PLANTATION CONTAINING
$50 ACRES OF Lawn

eighty Of which are woodland, all under
fence, with the following improvements.
One large dwelling, two cabins, two
corn-cribs. The place is well ditched
1t is situated about six miles south az
Abbeyille, and known as the Hntr
place. 1t viii be sold for cash, or On
liberal terms. For particulars. annlv
10 or address Gus Godchaux, at Able.
vile, or l., Burgires, Baldwin, ostoffice
st. Mary Parish. Place to be delivered
January l, 1883.
L. BURGIRES.
July %. 1ss7-m
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
NO
Land Office at New Orleans. I,

LaHU VH1oo U NO" UfIeaHs. La.
April. 18th, 1857.
Notice is hereby given that the followin,
named settler has filed notice of his inten'
tlon to make final proof in support Of his
claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Judge, or in his absence tlre
Clerk of the Dis trict Court, at Abbeville,
la, on Monday, Sept. ;. 1857. VIZ:
Entry No. 44s5 for the North East unars
ter Section 35 Town Ship II south, Range
$ East. La. Meridian.
He names the following witnesses /,
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, Viz:-Antoine
u. Bronussard. Antoine Bernard. +. d,
Lege. Theosine Vincent,
all of Vermilion Parish Louisiana.
1Hos. J. BUTLER, Register.
July so, 1887.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

There is agrowing belief among
civil engineers of note, WHO look af-
ter the bridges on the railroads Of
this country, that wherever 1t is
practicable stone bridges should be
built and iron and wooden struct-
ares dispensed with, and that a
heavy rail should be placed in the
track wherever the heavy locomo-
tive is put in service.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

Friend Iawton, Of the New Iberia
Enterprise, is very much exercised
about our remarks concerning the
Grand Marais outrage, and en-.
dcavors to make it appear that we
insult the entire parish because a
certain section of it deserves rcproof
and severe ccnsure. W. will invcs-
tigate the charge made against our
police jurors, and when VIC have fin.
ished will reply i'll full to the
article.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
TO Cotton Buyers and lasc Public
Generally

] beg leave to call your attention to the
fact that by arrangements recently made.
my hankluG department Offers many facil-
1ttos, Which would tend to serve your in
ttIrsis more fully thau heretofore. com
pairing fayorably with the banking insti-
tutioDs "fou n~eiEhhoring towns ! hope
TO receive the bulk of ynur business,
which Will he given the frotnptest atten-
tIon possible at very moderate rates.
Very respectfully.
n. G. YOUNG.
Ahheyi1ae. Aug. IS. lSS7.-3m.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
Musings.

How is it that the people who are
50 persistent in giving advice are
generally the ones who need 1t most !?
Every street corner has a crowd OF
abIe-bodicd loaters who never could
make a living, bat every loater in
the crowd is a repository OF advice
and Information rs to The best way
for You to make q living.
There is the fend who tells Won
that if you wonld quit smoking
cigars YOU wonld save $500 i'll a
wear. He has the figures and stats
ties to prove it, and points with
pride to the fact that he does not
chew or smoke. When you osk him
if he saves $500 . year by his alb.
stincncc. he will I've obliged to admit
hluslingly that he never saw $500
in his life, and would feel rich it you
won!d lend lin a quarter
The man who has failed at every
thing from pounding sand to saving
wood. is always HE ~ who can tell
how a government should he OPP
Grated. He can show conciualvely
that if he were president everybody
would be rich and happy i'll three
months, but he eau not show conclu-
Isiyely that he is of any use in the
world further than to consume pro
visions and keep beer from growing
stale.
A man Of brains and business
never needs the advice OF these
moral wrecks. and when it is forced
upon him %nninvited it can scarcely
be wondered at that he slghs for
the absence of the fool killer.-St.
Louis Whip.
The Galveston News has this
severe bnt inst criticism on two
New York papers which pretend to
lie frifudty to- the Democratic party;
"Thc New York World aud Sun
arc doing all they a at present to
give aid and comfort to the enemies
of Democracy. The later, hike one
abandoned 20 vice, has become ut
terly reckless and goes even further
than most Of the Republican papers
in striving, hv malicious mlsrep
resentation of the administration, te
place the Democratic party in at
]nnfavorable attitude before the
country. The World is not quite
so bold and INSCRIPTIONS in it,
treachcry, hut for this very reason
is capable of greatcr injury. isemcm
bering the fate Of the Sun, it dart
not show its true colors, but never
.hclcss continues, III the name O
Democracy. TO stab the part,
through the administration when
ever opportunity offers. 1t Is thu
dstg of the true Democratic'press Il
ezpose the tactics OF these eneinle
iii the camp"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

Quito a number of negroes in the
neighborhood Of Austin, Texas, are
leaving that section for California,
giving as their reason that they can
get much better wages in the latter
place, and can get along better there
than at their present home.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

The New Orleans Suites says "the
result of the Prohibition contest in
Texas was a very severe rcbuke to
the preachers. They were very
plainly given to understand that
their business was to look after the
spiritual welfare of their Congrega-
tions, and not to dabbIe i'll politics
and, lorsakc their pulpit for the
stump. The South is not the kind
OF soil on which political parsons
can flourish. and the Texas preachers
now realize the fact"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
Notice.
Notice.
STATE OF LOU ISiANA..
T~wenty-tifth Judicial ID strict Court
Parish of VeruIi lion.
No. IT,
Sylvanle Pre- jean

s
Heirs Of JOS. Meiel, eck ct ais.
TO Louise Lachapelle Evlna Neie-
beck, Alfred Me lie beck, Theodu'e
MeIebeck and Cecile Melebeek, M
Belgium, Europe, and Eugene bosp,
residence unknown
Take notice that i'll the above eh.i.
tied case, on Sept s, 1887, before tle
District Court of ssai d parish, syl'ahle
Preiean will proce ed to prove up ana
reinstatc her til lie to lot NO. ~,
Boete's portion OF the town OF ap.n
vile, said lot hay ing a front OF ~ ites
on Louisiana street, by a depth OF amd
hundred and 70 rtv-fye feet bonn''s',
north by lands 70 rmerly belonging ~
the succession of Carmellte Siahcheat
south by lot No. 35. east by above hie ~
toned street, an Il west by lot 70. .,
Her claim of title beng as follows:
LIST. A sale of s aid lot No. 81 10 ~
Melebeck from Il he succession OF VIZ. w.
Boetc made at public auction III ~
year 1867. ,ot
I'd. \ notarE j act Of sale OF sald ia'
No. "a from Joseph Melcb9ek n n,a
wife's renunci alton, to Sylva ! IL
jean, for the price of seventy-elsl,a" a
lars cash, pissed before Leo res s,h
Notary Publ c and Recorder, Oh TUG o'A
OF March, 1869. ae--
Said acts of sale having been u 10
troyed by lire at the burning % H., he
court-ho use of Vermllion Parish oe Z
7th Of a pri't, 1885. no-
And the above named parties ar nj
tilted to file then answer to the aeiias
OF said Sy'Wanle Pfeiean, III saiu .
on Or before September s, 1851,
OIsryan & White,
Attys for svlvanle Piel."n
Abbeville, La, August b, 1907
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

Notice.
AS | expect to leave Abbcville III
about fifteen days hence, this will in
form those who have left watches,
clocks, etc, with me to be repaired,
will please call at once and get same,
otherwise such will he found with Mr..
a. Monlor after my absence.
y. y. GOURDON.
Abbetille, August 6, 1887.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

A movement has been started
among the leading business men Of
Buffalo to raise a fund OF 600
which will be offered as a prize for
the best invention for utilizing the
water-power of Niagara River.
Competition will be open to the
world.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

1t is stated that the substitute OF
coffee for water has materially de,
creased the death rate in parts OF
Columbia and Ecuador. 1t seems
to be natures antidotc for nalarial
poison.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

See advertisement of Mr.. n. G.
Young to cotton buyers and the pub
lie generally in another column Of
10 days paper.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

1t is stated that the Catholic and
Episcopal churches Of Texas had
nothing whatever to do with the
I4Qa!pluv. que s.!ya "A ,aat STATS
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

The McEneryites evidently be-
lievc in the power Of the press.
They have started several news.
papers this mouth, and bought out
as many more. VIII they buy any
thing else?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20

Ia a fight between strikers and
new men at the Alden mines, near
Wilkesbarrc, Fa.. about u dozen
Men were wounded.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
FOR GOVERNOR:
OF Assn MPTION.

There was a white frost at Wells.
y,lIc, n. Y, recently.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
MARRIED..

RLANCHET-MooPE.-On Wednesday at
tcrn"On. at the residence Of Mr.. r. l.. Adj
olson, by Rev. Father ". Simon, Mr.. Bu-
pre- Rianehet and Miss Pauline Moore.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
Died

rEINEAUX-At Bayou Tigre. Verml1,on
Parish. on tuesday. August u. 1887, Mrs.
Sevcnne pflnedii&. aged il years.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-20
NOTICE.

July %, 18S7-m
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-25
Dublin Dots,

DUBLIN, November 24.-Lord Mayor
Sullivan has received seven summonses
for publishing in his paper the proceed
ings of the suppressed branches of the
League. The trial will begin the 1st of
December.
A crowded meeting was held here to-
day to protest against the treatment of
O'Brien by the Tullamore jail author
tiles Lord Mayor Sullivan acted as
chairman, and seven English mem bers
of the House of Commons were present.
The government has decided to pros
ecute Moyle and Shechy, Nationalist
membersIof Parliament.
One hundred and thirty evicted peo-
pie have been reinstated. Their arrears
of rent have been reduced f2 800. There
is great rejoicing among the tenantry.
Vaudeville prt on the prison garb in
Tullsmore jail yesterday. O'Brien is
suffering from insomnia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-25
Prosperity of the Hebrews.

,aNothing has impressed me so much. :"
said one of the prominent dry goods
merchants the other day, las the way
in which the Hebrews have multiplied
and prospered in this country. Not
further back than 1S45 there were only
900 Hebrews here. To-day there
are nearly 10000. So you will see that
while the population of the country has
increased threefold in forty years-it was
% 900 600 in 1S45-the Hebrew popula-
ton has increased in a very much
larger proportion. Of course there are
more Hebrews in Russia, Austria and
Germany than there are in America,
but We come next. If the figures which
have given may be taken as basis
for estimating the future growth OF the
race, it will not be long before this
country is in the lead" l asked my
friend to what he attributed the success
of the Hebrew, and he said: His
thrift is proVerbial, but l have yet to
meet a man who will deny that he ID
public spirited and generous in the sup
port of ben violent and worthy institu-
tons generally. Certainly he is law
abiding. -" Rambler" IN Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-25
The Meaning of ..Mugwump."


L find the word 'mugwumpp is not in
the Encyclopedia Britannica, but is in
the American supplement, third volume
page 7S3. send you an extract, giving
the deriv alton and use of the word:
1.-The word belongs to the Algonquin
dialect of the Indian language of North
America, and is used by John Elliot in
his translation OF the Bible (Cam bridge,
Mass, 1861 to translate the Hebrew
ward alluph, a leader, Elliot used it in
sense of big chief, term more com
prehensive to the Indian mind than
that which appears in the King James
version, duke The word was spelled
'mugquomp' in the singular, and mug
quampoag' in the plural. 1t appears in
many places throughout the Algonquin
translation of the Old Testament, q no
table place being in l, Chron. /, 81, %;
also Gen. SO, Is, given herewith:
Young mugquampoag wunna-
monuh Esau; wunnamonuh Eliphaz!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Esau; Muguuomp
TemRn; Mugquomp Omar; Mugquomp
Zepho; Mugquomp Kensz.'
These were dukes of the sons OF
Esau; the sons of Eliphaz; the first
born son of Essu; Duke Teman, Duke
Omar. Duke Zepho, Duke
KeCaz.'"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-25
THE HEROINE OF GADSDEN.
Courage of a Confederate Maiden
Gen. Streight's Capture.

As General Streight approached Gsds-
den, Ala, in making his great cavalry
raid, General Forrest was close upon his
heels with 1000 men who might pro-
perly have been called "ragamuffins.'
They were in various uniforms, armed
in various ways, and not more than half
the command had saddles. They were
biting away at the Federal generals
heels; hoping to 0other him until a
force could get in his front, when he
came to a creek which was bank full
from the recent rains. As soon as his
troopers were over the rear guard pro-
ceeded to arrange for burning the high
way bridge. This was close to the house
of a widow named Samson. The family
was composed only of the mother and
daughter, the latter girl of 16.
There was sharp fighting between the
Federal rear guard and Forests ad-
vance, but instead of seeking the
shelter of the house the girl. Emma by
name, was out where she could see all
thstwas going on. She was a strong
sympathizer with those who wore the
grey, and when the Federals began pill
ing rails on the bridge she realized how
Forrest would be baked by its destruc-
ton. She ran, bareheaded, to the spot
and began pulling the rails off, and it
was only when two men seized her arms
and led her away that she desisted. The
bridge was held by the Federals until
its destruction was certain, and they
they then retired into the town. When
Forrest came up he found his farther
advance completely checked, and in his
trouble he rode up to the fence where
mother and daughter stood and asked
If taere was no ford. Emma remem-
bered of a crossing half mile away,
and at once offered to guide the gen
erai to it. Shells and bullets were fly
ing all about them as they talked, but
the girl climbed upon the fence, sprang
to the saddle behind Forrest and away
practicable, and while he selected his
best men and horses for further pursuit
the girl returned home.
That crossing led to Streight's cap
ture within couple of days, and he
was captured by trickery. Forrest got
body of men ahead of the Federals,
who displayed themselves from promin-
emit points, and this, with aggressive
fighting in the rear, led Streight to be-
ieve that he was being closed in upon
by large force. Forrest sent q flag of
truce and demanded q surrender, claim
ing to have 1000 men, and, after tax
ing an hour to convince himself that he
was in trap, Streight surrendered the
whole command. When his men came
to stack arms they outnumbered the
Confederates eight to one, AND had to
be kept quiet by bluster and further
trickery.
When the war closed the Legislature OF
Z
vGIea sne gr[i large ng sracs or
was made to send her to some educa-
tionaI institute. In the meantime she
had fallen in love with Texas ranger
named Johnson, and she declined the
offer that she might marry him and re-
move to Texas, where she is az present
living.-Detroit Free Press.